LHT-S-5501 O Gauge Class 55xx 2-6-2 Great Western Green 4589 00 gauge spares class 59 The outbreak of World War

The outbreak of World War 2 in September 1939 saw many of the class laid up due to the wartime travel restrictions resulting in a reduction of passenger traffic

of which 114 were built from 1987 to 1989 by Metro Cammell

whilst the 8750 class followed in 1933 and by 1950 863 locomotives had been constructed

which could be carried on overlapping wagons by removing the end planks

· Sprung metal coupling hook and three link coupling

LHT-S-5501 O Gauge Class 55xx 2-6-2 Great Western Green 4589 00 gauge spares class 59 The outbreak of World WarFeatures Include: Die cast metal chassis and cylinders with working vacuum pump Die cast wheels with steel tyres Brake shoes in ABS plastic Two styles of sand boxes in ABS 5 pole skew wound precision motor Helical gearbox Sprung driving wheel and pony trucks Front and rear pony wheel trucks to operate on a cam system to allow the model to traverse R2 (40. 5 radius) curves Die cast pivoted coupling and connecting rods, plated then blackened The